Platform Engineer - Quant Trading

Acquire Me; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Acquire Me in New York/Chicago is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to strengthen production trading environments. You will own operations and drive robustness through observability, automation, and careful performance tuning.

The role requires 5+ years solving reliability challenges, with advanced Python/C++ coding and Linux expertise to support ultra-low latency systems.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of reliability engineering experience in high-stakes environments.
• Strong Python and C++ coding skills.
• Deep knowledge of Linux and distributed systems.
• BS in CS or a STEM field.

Responsibilities

• Design and build performant monitoring and alerting systems.
• Drive efficiency through automation and optimization.
• Debug low-level performance issues to ensure low latency.
• Collaborate with engineering, networking, and trading teams to align priorities.

Skills

Python

C++

Linux

Distributed Systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or STEM field

Job description

New York / Chicago co-located HFT searching for an experienced Infrastructure Eng to help improve and innovate the production trading environment. Focus will be on ownership of operations and engineering to ensure robustness of their world class trading systems, via optimization, observability and automation.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build performant monitoring and alerting systems.
• Drive efficiency via automating what can be, and optimizing what can't.
• Allow for low latency / high throughput via debugging low level performance issues.
• Partner with engineering/networking/trading teams to gather business priorities.

Requirements:

• 5+ YOE proven track record solving real world and high stakes reliability issues.
• 5+ YOE advanced Python/C++ coding.
• 5+ YOE advanced Linux operating systems knowledge, distributed systems is a bonus.
• Minimum Bachelors in Computer Science or similar STEM field.